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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 15-45 min | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |